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羊
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虎
口
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Jyutping
joeng4 jap6 fu2 hau2
Pinyin
yáng rù hǔ kǒu
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom)
fig. to tread dangerous ground
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to enter a dangerous situation where one will certainly suffer
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
阿松又冇力又冇胆,你叫佢去自己一支公去同𠮶班人讲数即系送羊入虎口㗎咋㖞。
阿松又冇力又冇膽,你叫佢去自己一支公去同嗰班人講數即係送羊入虎口㗎咋喎。
A-chung is all weak and cowardly. Now your asking him to go negotiate with those people on his own is like escorting a lamb into a tiger's maw.